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Learning and capacity building resources for advocates, preventionists, and activists

➜  If you are experiencing domestic violence and need support, please visit our searchable map of domestic violence organizations.

Whether you’re a seasoned advocate, a student, or a community member interested in learning more about domestic violence, our user-friendly resource library is a great tool for you. We have compiled an extensive database of publications, images, websites, webinars and more — all dedicated to understanding the dynamics of abuse, prevention strategies and community solutions. 

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Webinar

The Partnership’s Primary Prevention Trainings
Prevention Peer Network

This webinar is a discussion on the Partnership’s recent primary prevention trainings. It includes the Strategic Communication’s Training series held in locations across the state and the Building Change Together Training held in Sacramento.

Webinar

Creating a PSA with Violence Intervention Prevention (VIP) Club and DVAM Highlights – Prevention Peer Network

Presenters: Lori Watson, VIP Program Prevention Educator with Lassen Family Services

Join us on November 17th as Lori Watson, VIP Program, Prevention Educator from Lassen Family Services shares the youth’s process for developing and creating an anti-bullying video entirely through their phones. The youth in the VIP Club are now utilizing the video as a marketing tool to show why a VIP club in all school levels, within Lassen County, is beneficial. 

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Engaging Men and Using Art to Prevent Violence – Prevention Peer Network

Presenters: Ryan Hope Travis, Engaging Men Project Coordinator with Peace Over Violence

Ryan Hope Travis will discuss how art can be used to empower youth leaders and how theater, film and poetry can create conversations around domestic violence prevention and intersecting issues. Ryan will review the devised theater techniques he uses for the Engaging Men Project and other similar works. This webinar will be helpful for those interested in using role-playing and other acting techniques for domestic violence prevention and youth leadership development programming. 

Webinar

Planning for DVAM – Prevention Peer Network

Presenters: Jessica Merrill, Communications and Development Manager and Michelle Arcos, Membership Coordinator with the Partnership

Have you begun your preparations for Domestic Violence Awareness Month? To help get ready for October, the Partnership and the Women’s Center-Youth & Family Services will be covering everything you need to know about DVAM. We will be discussing the theme for this year, resources available, when and how to use promotional items, and the utilization of traditional and social media.

Webinar

New Challenges & New Opportunity – Prevention Peer Network

Presenters: Miranda Stiers, Capacity-Building Program Coordinator and Micah Zimmermaker, Prevention and Education Policy Specialist 

As we begin the new fiscal year, The Partnership would like to introduce our newest Prevention team members, Micah Zimmermaker, Prevention and Education Policy Specialist and Miranda Stiers, Capacity-Building Program Coordinator. During this webinar, we want to hear from our members. What new opportunities are you working towards in this fiscal year? What challenges are you facing and how can we support you in your prevention efforts?

Webinar

Creating Safe Spaces For Youth Healing – Prevention Peer Network

This month’s Prevention Peer Network Webinar features Eydie Pasicel, Children and Youth Services Advocate Counselor, WomenShelter of Long Beach. 

Eydie has worked at WSLB with children, teens and caregivers, victims of domestic violence, since 2010. She works directly with children and youth in both group sessions and individual counseling. She employs techniques designed to allow expression of fear, anger, and sadness in ways that avoid re-traumatizing the young victims. 

Webinar California Partnership to End Domestic ViolenceCatalyst

Increasing Accessibility for LGBTQ+ Survivors and Victims
Prevention Peer Network

Building internal capacity to provide responsive services before engaging in population specific outreach and awareness activities, is an important part of prevention planning. LGBTQ+ communities experience many barriers when seeking DV/SA services. Because of the presence of homophobia within many formal systems, it is essential that service providers evaluate their own agency culture and service delivery to ensure their organization is a safe space for LGBTQ+ survivors and victims.

Webinar Ruby Solis, Youth Education Support Services (YESS) Department, STAND! For Families Free of Violence

Trauma-Informed Teen Dating Violence Prevention
Prevention Peer Network

This webinar is part of the Partnership’s Prevention Peer Network series, where local programs present on their prevention strategies and lessons learned. This webinar explores strategies to developing a youth-friendly trauma-informed program, a deeper exploration of how trauma, family violence, and community violence contribute to Teen Dating Violence. Presented by Ruby Solis, Youth Education Support Services (YESS) Department, STAND! For Families Free of Violence.

Webinar Creative Interventions

Communities in Conflict: Why teens stand by instead of standing up?
Prevention Peer Network

This webinar is part of the Partnership’s Prevention Peer Network series, where local programs present on their prevention strategies and lessons learned. This webinar reflects on the Bystander Intervention workshops provided to youth within San Diego’s Juvenile Court & Community Schools, emphasizing the reasons why teens impacted by violence often choose not to intervene when they witness conflict. For many teens, intervening is not and has not been an option.

Webinar Hannah Greenstreet of Live Violence Free

Shifting School Culture Through Partnership With Administration
Prevention Peer Network

This webinar is part of the Partnership’s Prevention Peer Network series, where local programs present on their prevention strategies and lessons learned. In this presentation, Live Violence Free’s prevention program outlines successes, challenges, and strategies to build a comprehensive, sustainable, long-lasting prevention program within schools. The presentation overviews how to gain the backing of an entire school district, from teachers to the superintendent.

Pod

Understanding the Impacts of Domestic Violence on Survivors

The Depp v. Heard trial has been trauma activating for many survivors. At this moment when domestic violence is receiving a lot of sensationalized attention throughout the various forms of media, we affirm the need for attention on concrete solutions—those that support survivors, educate on the realities of domestic violence, and prevent it from occurring in the first place.